What's Your Cal Poly IQ? - Cal Poly Magazine

What is the name of Cal Poly's live animal mascot?

Chase

The Mustang

Musty

Cal the Horse

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What are Cal Poly's official colors?

Green and Brown

Black and Tan

Green and Gold

White and Green

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In what year was Cal Poly founded?

1879

1900

1901

1967

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How many floors are there in the Kennedy Library?

5

4

3

6

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Which of these is NOT a local hike near Cal Poly?

Cerro San Luis

Mt. San Jacinto

The P

Bishop Peak

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What is the name of Cal Poly's athletic stadium?

Mustang Stadium

Alex Spanos Stadium

John Madden Stadium

Poly Bowl

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Which of the following has NOT been a name of the Cal Poly student newspaper?

El Mustang

The Mustang Daily

The Polymath

The Polygram

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What happens in downtown San Luis Obispo every Thursday night?

A pool party

A farmers' market

All the stores close

A parade

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How many students attend Cal Poly?

32,000

50,000

21,000

17,000

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Which of the following sports is NOT found at Cal Poly?

Curling

Quidditch

Golf

Polo

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Where is Cal Poly's sister campus located?

Paso Robles

Pomona

Fresno

San Francisco

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When did current Cal Poly president Jeffrey Armstrong take office?

2015

2011

2000

1980

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What's the name of the freshman and transfer orientation at the beginning of each school year?

Riding High!

New Student Week

SOAR

Week of Welcome

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What place at Cal Poly is commonly referred to as the Architecture Graveyard?

A collection of models of demolished campus buildings in Kennedy Library

The place where old architecture professors are buried

A collection of architecture projects in the hills behind campus

A museum in the architecture building

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Who was the longest-serving president of Cal Poly?

Margaret Chase

Warren Baker

Julian McPhee

Robert E. Kennedy

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Which of these is not a Cal Poly residence hall?

Sequoia

Siskiyou

Cerro Vista

Sierra Madre

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Which of the following is NOT the name of a college at Cal Poly?

College of Architecture and Environmental Design

College of Science and Mathematics

College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences

College of Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences and Environmental Issues

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Which parody song did Weird Al Yankovic record as a student at Cal Poly?

Word Crimes (parody of Blurred Lines)

Amish Paradise (parody of Gangsta's Paradise)

Eat It (parody of Beat It)

My Bologna (parody of My Sharona)

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Which of the following is a student-favorite barbecue restaurant in San Luis Obispo?

Woodstock's

Fat Boy's

Splash Cafe

Firestone Grill

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In what famous parade does Cal Poly have an official float every year?

Tournament of Roses Parade

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

San Francisco Pride Parade

Mardi Gras

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